Device for detachably securing interchangeable ornaments to strap ends



Dec. 6, 1932. w. E. FIELD 7 1,890,320

DEVICE FOR DETACHABLY SECURING INTERCHANGEABLE ORNAMENTS TO STRAP END S Filed June 10, 1952 mum Patented Dec. 6, 1932 WALTER FIELD, or rnoviiiniio i, nrronii isLANn Dr vroir ros- DETACHAIBLY SECURING- in'rnn application filed une 10,

"My invention relates to'an improved device for detachably securing interchangeable ornaments to strap ends.

While my inyention may be employed for any type of strap end, it is particularly adapts ed for use with identification strap ends nor-' mally projecting from various types of bags and towhich in some form orother it is de- .sirable to attach an initial of the useror other types of interchangeable ornament. The bags are normally provided with theprojecting strap ends and if it is desired to employ initials as the ornament, enough initials may be'sold separately for the more common lettei's of the alphabet with onlyasmall number of bags and the purchaser may select the desired initial and have it readily detachably secured to the strapend by the vendor.

While my invention is primarily adapted for usein'attacliingany one of anumber' of] different initials to asingle bag, it is obvious that'if desired, ornaments may belsubstituted for the initial and the device may be used for.

other types of strap ends or interchangeabilityof ornaments if desired;- y

These and such other objects of my inven 1 tion as may hereinafter appear will be best understoodfroma description of the accom-' panying drawing, which illustrates embodif "nients thereof. V F f In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective view,

of the'p'ref erred embodimentof my invention 5 showing a permanent strap end having a de- --taol iable ornament or initial QCured thereto,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof showing the open position of the pivotable closure caps in dotted-lines. I i y 7 v Fig. Sis a sectional view'taken alongfthe line of Fig.2. l

Fig. "4; is a disassembled perspective view showing a dili'erent type of" ornament and illustrating how the detachable ornament member may be secured to the rod means on the end'of'the strap. a

Fig, 5 isa perspective view of the blank]: preferably employ to make up the split tubular means attached to the ornament having a closure cap at'each end. thereof. p v

Figs". 6 -1O illustrate-an alternative form of invention in which. the upper end of the as rarest t me T 1 onnnenasrn oniqramnii'rs :ro ,STRAYPJENDS,

1932.. seiiai no; eieasa ornament itself is made cylindrical and so? cured to the strapend by anarrow attaching portion, Fig. 6 being a perspective View of the complete'strap end and-ornament, Fi 7 being a front elevation s inilarto Fig, 2, w th the attaching parts shownin section, Fig.8

being a sectional View taken along the, line 8-'-8 of Fig; 7, Fig. 9 being a disassembled perspectiv'e View illustrating the methodof attaclinient' andFig. 10 being perspective View ofthetwo blanks necessary to maketwo v tubes normally securedto tlie lower end of the strap end.-

In the drawin reference indicate like parts throughout; 1'6 7 generally indicates a permanent strap end.

As stated, my inventionis primarily adapted for usei i attachingxinitials or otherfornaments to projecting strap ends on bags or other articles :of luggage, either, dress suit cases, valises, hand bags or otherwise, butthe' strap endj16 may cons st of any well known,

9', wherein likecha'racters of strap end such as tlie'endof' a'watch fobetc.

to whichit is desired to detachably secure any ODGGTHZLIHQIlt selected out of a'set by the purchaserf' '18 illustrates the detachable orna mentmeans of my invention which may con sist of the initial shown in Figs .13 or the horseshoe shown 'in- Fig.4 or any other" type 6 rod means 20 secured thereto split at the outer of ornament. One of said-means has tubular end thereof. I employ the'word outer? rela;

tive to the line of attachment ofJsai'dorna-K ments to the strap enos, said line beingouter.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4; thisitub'u' lar means 20 is provided with the transverse split 22 atthe upper end thereof and in the embodiment shown in Fig. 9 this tubular rod means :20; is secured to the permanent strap end in a manner to; bedescribed, and is pro vided with a permanent split 22 in the lower end thereof. In'eitherlembodiment' said'tur;

bular rod neans is provided'with a pivoted closure cap 24 at each-end thereofas shown more p articularly'in'Figs. 2 and 7, The other of said means hasthe tubular rod means se cured to the outer endthereof, thus in the ein-" bodi nent shown in Fig. 1 thestrapend 16 has i the rod means '26 secured to the lower end thereof and'in the embodiment shown in Fig.

9 the ornament means 18v has the rod means i 26 secured to the up'perrend thereof. 7 In f either embodiment the rod means 26 01'26 is slidable within the tubular rod means 20hr 20' and the pivoted closure caps 24 or 24 thereof are bent to a position closing the endsofthe tube 20 or 2O" to 'firmly retain the rod means 26 or 26 within said tube 20 or 20.

. The permanent strap end means 16 has its lower-end rigidly containedwithin the edges of a transverse split 28 of a split tubular means 30. In the embodiment shown in Figs.

the rod means 26.

l 5- said"tubular rod means 30 coincides with In theembodiment shown 1 in Fi s. 6-10, however, a separate supplemental. tubular rod means 30 employed soldered to the upper end of the tubular rod 7 means 20; Thus. in the embodiment shown in Figs. 1.5therod means 26 is .combinedzwith the tubular splitrod means 30, Whereas in the V embodiment; shown in Figs. 6-10 the tubular rodmeansI30tconsists of the supplemental ,tube 3 secured to the upper end of the out-- wardly splitt'ube'2O'. V

I have illustrated 'n Fig. the flat blank 19Ihaving the closure-caps 24 at each end thereof and from which the tube 20 is bent into the position shown in Fig. 4, the edges 21.of said blank being bent upwardly-to form a split 22 in the upper end thereof, 1-"

have illustrated in Fig; the two blanks necessary to form the tubes and the blank :21 being supplied with the closure cap 24 at each end thereof and the edges of the side thereof adapted to be bent downwardly to form the. transverse split 22. in

the lower end thereof and the edges of the flatblank'23 are-adapted to be bent upwardly to form the tubular means 30 having the (tubular tran-sversesplit 2 8 in theupper end thereof and; the. tubes are then soldered or otherwise secured together along a line dia metrically opposite the splitstherein. Thus in the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-5 the blank 21 is bent, in the shape shown in Fig. 4. and solderedto the upper end of the ornament 18 and thetube 26 isbent up from the tube28 shown iii-Fig. 1O so-that the edges of I the split m be firmly embedded into. the

x lowerv end of the strap end 16 assho wnin "Fig. 4. The tube 20 .is then slid laterally over th e ltubular. means 30 and the closure.

caps 24 bentfrono the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2 to the full line position shown therein, thus readily detachably securing any desired ornament outoffa set'to the strap end 16. In the embodiment shown in Fig's. 610 the interior rod means 26 is attach'edito the upper end of the ornament, i or maybe carved out of the shell, metal or other material in theimanufa'ctureof the or-,

nament and secured to the ornament 18 by the r v narrow attaching mea ns'32. In this embodiment the lower end of the strap 'is secured within thesplit 28 in thesplittubeBO Which V of. strap ends.

turn is directly soldered to the upper end of the tube 20. The rod 26 is then inserted I sothat the rod portion thereof will lie inthe center thereof and the narrow connecting portion 32 will project downwardly within the tube 20 as illustrated in Fig. 9' 7 through the split 22 in the lower end of the tube 20'. When the desired ornament has been secured within the tube'20 it is obvious that the caps 24: are pivoted downwards to close up each end of thetube 20. v In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-5 I it is obvious.

that the strap end 16 itself extendsupward I 1y as shown in Fig, 3 through the split 22 in the upper end of the tube 20. V 7

It is thus obvious that I have prov'ideda" novel type of device for detaich'ablyfsecuring. "any selected ornamentout of, a group to a permanent strap end, which is primarily adapted for use with the identifying straps;v

of bags but may be used for any other types, 1, I

It vis understood that my inventionis not ment means, one'of said means havingtubu-Q 3 lar rod means securedthereto split at the outer end thereof, and having closure caps pivotally' mounted on each end thereof,'thek other of said means having rod means se-IL cured to the outer end thereof,slidable w-i-th ig I i r in' said splitrod means and adapted'to' be; permanently retained thereon on pivotalclosure of'said end closure caps said permanent. strap end means having 1ts' end rigldly contained within the edges of a transverse splitof a split tubular means. j 2. In a device for detachably securing interchangeable ornaments to strap ends, per

manent strap end means, detachableornament means,one of said, means'havingtubw lar: rod means secured thereto split atv the outer endthereof and having elosurercaps pivotally -mounted on eachend' thereof, the

other of saidmeans having ,rod means secured to the outerend; thereof, slidable withf in said split rod means.

3. In a device for detachablysecuringintercliangeable ornaments to. strap ends, permanent strap end means, detachable ornament means, one of said means having tubu lar rod means secured thereto split-at the outer end thereof, the other of said means having rod means secured to-the outer end thereof, .slidable within said split rodineans,

said permanent strap, end meanschavingitsf end rigidlycontained within the edges of transverse split of-a split tubulargmeans.

4.- In a devicev for detachably securing; inh 1 terchangeable ornamentsto strap ends, permanent strap end means, detachable ornament means, one of said means having tubular rodmeans secured thereto split at the outer end thereof, the other of said means having rod means secured to the outer end thereof slidable within said split rod means.

5. In a device for detachably securing interchangeable ornaments to strap ends, permanent strap end means, detachable ,orna-V of having the end of said strap end means secured between the edges of the split thereof, detachable ornament means and tubular means securedto the upper end thereof having a transverse split in the upper end there- I of and having closure caps pivotally mount ed on eachend thereof andadapted to slidably receive said strap end tubular means therein with the strap extending through the split in the upper end thereof.

7. In a device for detachably securing interchangeable ornaments to strap ends, permanent strap end means, tubular means having a transverse split inthe upper end thereof having the end of said strap end means secured'between the edges of the split thereof, detachable ornament means and tubular means secured to the upper end thereof having a transverse split in the'upper end thereof adapted to slidably receive said strap end tubular means therein .with the strap extending through the split in the upper end thereof.

i 8. In a device for detachably securing interchangeable ornaments to strap ends, permanent strap end means, tubular means having a transverse split portion in the upper end having the end of said strap secured between the edges of the split thereof and a split portion in the lower end thereof and having closure caps pivotally mounted on each end thereof detachable ornament means and rod means secured by a narrow attaching means to said detachable ornament means and slidable within the split tubular means on said strap end means so that said narrow attaching means may rest in the split thereof.

9. In a device for detachably securing interchangeable ornamentsto strap ends, per manent strap end means, tubular means having a transverse split portion in the upper end 7 having the end of said strapsecured between V the edges of thesplit thereof-and afsplitportion in the lower end thereof, detachable or nament means and rod means secured by a narrow attachingmeans to said detachable ornament means and slidable within the split means so that said narrow attachingumeans may rest in the split thereof. I I v 10. In a device for detachably securing interchangeable ornaments to strap'ends, per-' manent strap end means, tubular means having a transverse split portion in the upper end havmg the end of .saidstrap secured between the edges of the split thereof and tubular means secured to said tubular means havlng a split portion in the lower end theretubular means of said permanent strap end of and having closure caps pivotally mounted on each end thereof, detachable ornament I means and rod means secured by a-fnarrow attaching means to said detachable ornament means andslidable within the split tubular 1 means of said. permanent strap end means so that said narrow'attaching'means may rest in the split thereof. 1

11. In adevice for detachablysecuring interchangeable ornamentsto strap ends, pering a transverse split portion in the upper end manent strap end means, tubular means hav having the endof said strap secured between I the edges of the split thereof and tubular means secured to said tubular means having a split portion in the lower end thereof, de-

tachable ornament means and rod means'secured by a narrow attaching means to said F detachable ornament means and slidable with; the split tubular means of said permanent strap end means so that said narrow attaching means may rest in the split thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. WALTER JE. FIELD. 

